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  Melissa Wright
Melissa Wright
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.

High School:
Muncie Burris HS

Last College:
Washington State

Height:
5-9

Position:
S

Birthdate:
07/06/1981

Experience:
2L

2001: Started 26 of SDSU's 29 matches... Totaled 1,112 assists in her second season at SDSU...Her 2,437 career assists now ranks fourth on the Aztecs' all-time assist list...Was fourth in assists in conference matches with 11.71 per game and fourth overall with 11.35 per game... Had a double-double against Wyoming on Sept. 30 with 48 assists and 10 digs...Recorded a season-high 62 assists versus UNLV on Oct. 5... Named to the Mountain West Conference all-academic team.

2000: Named to all-Mountain West Conference team...Became the Aztecs’ starting setter in second match of the year...Made 31 consecutive starts and played in all games but the first of the season against San Diego...Her 1,325 assists last year were the fourth-most in a season for an Aztec...Hit team-leading .382 on the season, averaging just over a kill a game (1.04 kpg)...Averaged 2.12 digs a game. 1999: Played in every game as a starter at Washington State...Named to the honorable mention Pac-10 all-freshman team...Averaged 12.89 assists per game ...Her .262 hitting percentage was best among Cougar players...Named the Pac-10 player-of-the-week (Nov. 7-13) for her triple-double performance in a three-game sweep at Washington (10 kills, .582 hitting percentage, 11 digs and 59 assists)...First freshman at WSU to record 1,000 assists in a season.

High School: A Volleyball Magazine Fab Fifty selection as a senior at Muncie Burris High in Muncie, Ind...Named to the Paul Mitchell national prep All-American third team...Led Muncie Burris High to back-to-back 2A state titles...Earned all-Mid-Eastern Conference team honors as well as first-team all-state and all-area...Her club team, the Munciana Banana Slugs (16's), won the 1997 national championship... Selected MVP of 16's USVBA national tournament...A six-time letterwinner at Muncie Burris...Four-year letterwinner in volleyball and two-years in basketball...Selected to Who's Who in Sports.